July 1, 2010 RSS feed / News

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Digging for gold

Two U of M grad students - Theodor Maghrak and Alison Reiter - scraped dirt from their pit at Old Wadena last week, later running a pail full of dirt through a sifting screen to determine what they had. More...

Big equipment

Families with small children, such as Jim Dregney and his children, were treated to a display of large equipment Thursday, June 24 at the Staples Elementary School. More...

Todd County Commissioners Minutes

June 1, 2010 CALL TO ORDER The Todd County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioner’s Board Room in the City of Long Prairie, MN on the 1st day of June at 9:00 a.m. More...

Staples City Council

June 8, 2010 More...

Staples city-wide cleanup day set for July 31

Starting the week of June 28, 2010 the Staples Police Department will be inspecting properties for public nuisances. More...

New public works director is happy to be in Staples

By Tom Crawford
News Editor

The new director of the Staples Public Works department sees several challenges ahead but Doug Bendorf is happy to be in Staples. More...

Police report thefts, several other incidents

Staples Police in the past week had a black bear report, several thefts and numerous other calls reported. Gerald Barthel reported seeing a black bear on the 1000 block of Pleasant Ave NE between 10:30 and 11 p.m. More...

Salvation Army seeks donations for recovery

With cleanup efforts nearly complete in Albert Lea, Wadena and other communities devastated by the recent tornadoes, The Salvation Army is preparing to provide longterm recovery services to hundreds of affected households. More...

New Minnesota laws go into effect July 1

A number of new laws passed by the legislature go into effect July 1. Below are a few highlights of new laws. Several more new laws will go into effect on August 1. More...

Goal increased for online Wadena Tornado Relief Fund

A strong response in recent days and an additional $5,000 in matching funds from the Minnesota Power Foundation has prompted the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls to increase its goal to $25,000 in online donations made to the Wadena Tornado Rel More...